A major publishing event: the third volume of Michel Leiris's renowned autobiography, now available in English for the first time in a brilliant translation by Lydia DavisA beloved and versatile author and ethnographer, French intellectual Michel Leiris is often ranked in the company of Proust, Gide, Sartre, and Camus, yet his work remains largely unfamiliar to English-language readers. This brilliant translation of Fibrils, the third volume of his monumental autobiographical project The Rules of the Game, invites us to discover why Lévi-Strauss proclaimed him "incontestably one of the greatest writers of the century."Leiris's autobiographical essay, a thirty-five-year project, is a primary document of the examined life in the twentieth century. In Fibrils, Leiris reconciles literary commitment with social/political engagement. He recounts extensive travel and anthropological work, including a 1955 visit to Mao's China. He also... Views: 597
A Kid's Curiosity ... a Parent's Nightmare. The award-winning author of Anybody's Daughter is back with another addictive courtroom drama. Graylin Alexander is a model fourteen-year-old. When his adolescent curiosity gets the best of him, Graylin finds himself embroiled in a sexting scandal that could ruin his life. Attorney Jenny Ungerman is hired to defend Graylin. She isn't thrilled when ex-prosecutor Angela Evans joins Graylin's defense team and the two women butt heads from day one. Can they put aside their differences long enough to ensure Graylin gets justice? Unbeknownst to Angela, her boyfriend Dre is wrestling with his own drama: someone from his past wants him dead. For Dre, his response is simple. Kill or be killed. Views: 597
When Clan Korval knows your name. . .Abandoned on a strange port by a scam gone bad, his license to pilot rescinded, and his pockets very much to let, Fer Gun pen'Uldra was teetering between trouble, more trouble, and bad trouble. Cornered in a cheap bar by a too-knowledgeable stranger with an unlikely offer, Fer Gun realized having no money and no license might be the least of his troubles. Clan Korval knew his name and that proposal was hard to refuse. . . Views: 597
Fearless Crisis Manager Laurel Quinn returns as a mysterious and dangerous force known as ‘TSK511’ has risen, wreaking havoc on unsuspecting celebs and murdering anyone who gets in their way. This book contains 8 brand new short stories filled with scandals ripped from the tabloids and page turning cliffhangers; all leading up to an ending that will change Laurel’s life tragically forever!This is the second volume in the 'Publicity!' series which follows ruthless, quick witted and independent Crisis Manager Laurel Quinn. The book is filled with eight short stories.The story begins a week after the first volume where Laurel's assistant Tony Vincetti discovered that her father is New York City's deadliest Kingpin Vincent Capella. Tony feels betrayed that she never told him this truth as he was always honest with her and his lecture is cut short when an actor enters showing Laurel a letter he received from someone named 'TSK511' and they're blackmailing him threatening to reveal a secret he thought he hid away. After Laurel is told about the actor's "scary" secret she didn't believe this mysterious person was capable of inflicting any real damage-that is until Darlene Hart-from the first volume- is brutally murdered by someone who leaves a note simply saying 'One Life Holds Bloody Hands When Death Becomes Her. TSK511'.Throughout the book Laurel is fixing scandals that seem to be lead back to this mysterious person and every time she gets closer another person is killed and if things couldn't get any more worst; a ghost from Laurel's past resurfaces threatening her freedom. This book contains seven short stories with scandals ripped straight from the tabloids, absurd characters, the return of old faces, shocking twists and turns, page turning cliffhangers and an ending so surprising that readers will probably hate me for it. [Trigger Warnings: There are four murders (stabbing & shooting) in the story and scenes of two men in love, kissing and cuddling. If you are against Homosexuality or any one who identifies as LGBTQIA then I advise you not to read this book as I am a Gay Man myself and you'll be insulted with every word you read. Thankies! :) ] Views: 596
Career criminal Longview Moody assumes his dead, twin brother's identity as the new Chief of Police of a Texas town that's being terrorized by a Mexican drug cartel. Views: 596
When E.J. Levy arrived in northern Brazil on a fellowship from Yale at the age of 21, she was hoping to help save the Amazon rain forest; she didn't realize she would soon have to save herself.Amazons: A Love Story recounts an idealistic young woman's coming of age against the backdrop of the magnificent rain forest and exotic city of Salvador. This elegant and sharp-eyed memoir explores the interaction of the many forces fueling deforestation—examining the ecological, economic, social, and spiritual costs of ill-conceived development—with the myriad ones that shape young women's maturation.Sent to Salvador (often called the "soul of Brazil" for its rich Afro-Brazilian culture), a city far from the rain forest, Levy befriends two young Brazilians, Nel, a brilliant economics student who is estranged from her family for mysterious reasons, and Isa, a gorgeous gold digger. When the university closes due to a strike, none of them can guess what will come of... Views: 596
The battle for control of the South China Sea intensifies as Russia and America squeeze China from north and south, their own internal threats not yet resolved. Set immediately after The Trust Of The People, the repercussions of the past move rapidly between Beijing, Moscow and Washington, with Anderson and Markova drawn ever deeper into the complex schemes affecting the Kremlin and U.S. Congress.The battle for control of the reefs and shoals of the South China Sea intensifies as Russia and the U.S. squeeze China from north and south, their own internal threats not yet resolved...Set immediately after the events of The Trust of the People, the story forms the final part of the Conspiracy Trilogy. Covering a chaotic two week period, the repercussions of the past move rapidly between Beijing, Moscow and Washington, the truth invariably nothing more than a political inconvenience.Determined to make sense of the complex schemes played out by those now in power, Michael Anderson’s search for answers inevitably leads him back to Washington’s National Mall, the perpetual struggle between the White House and Congress threatening to spiral into something far more violent than the usual war of words.In the South China Sea, the fight-back against Beijing’s increasing dominance escalates into a bloody war of attrition, the fear that others will ally themselves with America forcing China into a series of desperate gambles. Russia becomes one such gamble, Natasha Markova drawn into a fight for survival as the conflict reopens the divisions within the Kremlin. Views: 596
Leave the lights on for The Library, Book 2, another thriller from bestselling author D. J. MacHale! Fans of R. L. Stine, Nightmares!, and Lockwood & Co., check out a book and fall under its spell . . . literally. Marcus is an agent of the Library—a place that exists outside time, filled with stories that don't have an ending. Mysteries that won't be solved until Marcus and his friends step in to finish them. Before it's too late. An evil is plaguing a middle school in Massachusetts. Windows shatter for no reason. Bleachers collapse at a pep rally. Most of the students think they're just having a string of bad luck, but Marcus and his friends suspect something a lot more sinister. Something like witchcraft. When the black moon rises, this story must come to an end . . . one way or another. Kids love Curse of the Boggin (The Library, Book 1): "A mysterious, hard-to-put-down book with a twisting plot, funny... Views: 596
**From the iconic and bestselling author of *The Mummy* and The Vampire Chronicles, a mesmerizing, glamorous new tale of ancient feuds and modern passions. **
Ramses the Great, former pharaoh of Egypt, is reawakened by the elixir of life in Edwardian England. Now immortal with his bride-to-be, he is swept up in a fierce and deadly battle of wills and psyches against the once-great Queen Cleopatra. Ramses has reawakened Cleopatra with the same perilous elixir whose unworldly force brings the dead back to life. But as these ancient rulers defy one another in their quest to understand the powers of the strange elixir, they are haunted by a mysterious presence even older and more powerful than they, a figure drawn forth from the mists of history who possesses spectacular magical potions and tonics eight millennia old. This is a figure who ruled over an ancient kingdom stretching from the once-fertile earth of the Sahara to the far corners of the world, a queen with a supreme knowledge of the deepest origins of the elixir of life. She may be the only one who can make known to Ramses and Cleopatra the key to their immortality--and the secrets of the miraculous, unknowable, endless expanse of the universe. Views: 596
Small town life in Ocoee, Louisiana has its charms. Good food. Friendly neighbors. Quiet nights. For the Cooley family, it’s the perfect place to start over. And while the food is delicious and most of the residents amiable, the nights are anything but quiet. Because the house on Cypress Lane has a secret, and tonight the Cooley family will discover the darker side of small town life.Part One of the Dark Waters Fantasy SeriesFinn is a simple priest living a life of solitude in the Temple until the night his dying father sends for him. Finn learns that, not only does he have a half-sister, but that she is a captive in the Vaults – a prison reserved for the most heinous criminals. Vowing to save her he enlists the services of the scoundrel pirate, Egan Wey. Together they set off to commit treason. But their adventure only starts with a rescue. Across the ocean a plague is coming, dead men are walking and blood is like gold. Someone is behind this, but can they find out who in time…This epic fantasy adventure is pulsing with adrenaline and dark humour, with swashbuckling pirates, raging zombies and copious bottles of rum… Views: 596
